The Connection
Men Held Captive By the Power Of Drugs
1961 | 110m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Shirley Clarke |
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| Writer: | Jack Gelber |
| Staring: |
| A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording. | |
| Release Date: | May 03, 1961 |
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| Director: | Shirley Clarke |
| Writer: | Jack Gelber |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, drug addiction, heroin, mockumentary, loft, fake documentary, woman director, pseudo-documentary, the living theatre |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $167 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Warren Finnerty | Leach |
| Jerome Raphael | Solly |
| Garry Goodrow | Ernie |
| Carl Lee | Cowboy |
| Barbara Winchester | Sister Salvation |
| Henry Proach | Harry |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown) |
| William Redfield | Jim Dunn |
| Freddie Redd | Piano Player |
| Jackie McLean | Sax Player |
| Larry Richie | Drummer |
| Michael Mattos | Bass Player |
| Linda Veras | Siren |
| Jim Anderson | Sam |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Gelber | Writer |
| Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
| Freddie Redd | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Shirley Clarke | Director, Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lewis M. Allen | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Director | N/A | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best International Feature | N/A | Won |
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